The Cygwin front web page ( https://www.cygwin.com/ ) says: "Install it by running setup-x86.exe (32-bit installation) or setup-x86_64.exe (64-bit installation)."
However, both of the links to those .exe executables explicitly use "http://";, and not "https://";, even when you go to the https version of the Cygwin website. This use of http: enables a man-in-the-middle attack on anyone trying to download the Cygwin installer. In particular, a man-in-the-middle could maliciously modify the .exe, and there are many programs that can automatically insert malicious code into a Windows .exe file. Please fix those links to use "https:", and not "http:". You might also want to enable "HTTP Strict Transport Security" (HSTS) on the Cygwin website. --- David A. Wheeler -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
